Exam question 3 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Giant's Daughter, part 47: the pri…

With reference to the passage, state what the bride does to protect the prince from the giant on the wedding night.

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: bride · What happens: do, protect · To what, where: prince

This is exam question 3 of lesson 1322 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Giant's Daughter, part 47: the prince and the giant's daughter escape on the blue-grey mare» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: the test at school.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	With	with	ADP	_	2 reference	case
2	reference	reference	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 passage	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 passage	det
5	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 reference	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 state	punct
7	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 passage	conj
8	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 state	nmod
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bride	det
10	bride	bride	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 does	nsubj
11	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 what	acl:relcl
12	to	to	PART	_	13 protect	mark
13	protect	protect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 does	advcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 prince	det
15	prince	prince	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 protect	obj
16	from	from	ADP	_	18 giant	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 giant	det
18	giant	giant	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 protect	obl
19	on	on	ADP	_	22 night	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 night	det
21	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 night	compound
22	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 protect	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 reference	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	the bride						vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	protect	to-infinitive	the bride not said here		the prince		night	from the giant	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent prince=Beneficiary from giant=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

The options

Option 1

she throws her ring down the stairs, scatters an apple cut into nine pieces, and escapes with him to the mare

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 throws	nsubj
2	throws	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 ring	nmod:poss
4	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 throws	obj
5	down	down	ADP	_	7 stairs	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 stairs	det
7	stairs	stair	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 throws	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 scatters	punct
9	scatters	scatter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 throws	conj
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 apple	det
11	apple	apple	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 scatters	obj
12	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 apple	acl
13	into	into	ADP	_	15 pieces	case
14	nine	nine	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 pieces	nummod
15	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 cut	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 escapes	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 escapes	cc
18	escapes	escape	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 throws	conj
19	with	with	ADP	_	20 him	case
20	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 escapes	obl
21	to	to	ADP	_	23 mare	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 mare	det
23	mare	mare	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 escapes	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	throw	present	she	her ring	down the stairs	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Theme
2	scatter	present	she not said here	a apple		vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent apple=Theme
3	cut	participle		a apple not said here	into nine pieces	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into piece=Patient
4	escape	present	she not said here		with him = he; to the mare	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to mare=Initial_Location

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

she scatters an apple cut into nine pieces and escapes with him

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 scatters	nsubj
2	scatters	scatter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 apple	det
4	apple	apple	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scatters	obj
5	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 apple	acl
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 pieces	case
7	nine	nine	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 pieces	nummod
8	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cut	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 escapes	cc
10	escapes	escape	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 scatters	conj
11	with	with	ADP	_	12 him	case
12	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 escapes	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	scatter	present	she	a apple		vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent apple=Theme
2	cut	participle		a apple not said here	into nine pieces	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into piece=Patient
3	escape	present	she not said here		with him = he	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

she locks the door and hides the keys from her father

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 locks	nsubj
2	locks	lock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 door	det
4	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 locks	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 hides	cc
6	hides	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 locks	conj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 keys	det
8	keys	key	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 hides	obj
9	from	from	ADP	_	11 father	case
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 father	nmod:poss
11	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hides	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lock	present	she	the door					vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient
2	hide	present	she not said here	the keys				from her father	vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent key=Patient from father=Beneficiary

Option 4

she scatters an apple cut into nine pieces behind them and then escapes with him over the wall

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 scatters	nsubj
2	scatters	scatter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 apple	det
4	apple	apple	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scatters	obj
5	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 apple	acl
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 pieces	case
7	nine	nine	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 pieces	nummod
8	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cut	obl
9	behind	behind	ADP	_	10 them	case
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 pieces	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 escapes	cc
12	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	13 escapes	advmod
13	escapes	escape	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 scatters	conj
14	with	with	ADP	_	15 him	case
15	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 escapes	obl
16	over	over	ADP	_	18 wall	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 wall	det
18	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 escapes	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scatter	present	she	a apple				vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent apple=Theme
2	cut	participle		a apple not said here			into nine pieces behind pieces	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into piece=Patient
3	escape	present	she not said here		the wall	then	with him = he	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme over wall=Initial_Location

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